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Proteins are the building block of life and the functional downstream product of a gene. They are an integral part of the Central Dogma of…
Programming is just implementing complex calculations, right? I naively assumed so, but when I embarked upon the data scientists’ journey, the data began to balloon; and so did the fundamental…
During the summer of 2020, protests erupted across the nation to support the Black Lives Matter movement in response to the murder of George Floyd. As people took to the streets to raise their…
I was recently able to attend the 26th Summer Institute in Statistical Genetics (SISG) via zoom. The summer workshop is offered by the Department of Biostatistics at the University of…
A new biofuel cover crop is on the horizon for farmers in the Midwest. Field pennycress is a winter annual with extreme cold tolerance, making it an excellent candidate for a winter cover crop…
My great-grandfather was an iceman. My family owned a local dam and sold ice by horse and cart to my hometown for decades. This process, which many people may have only been cursorily exposed to…
I recently graduated with my PhD from the TPS program at Ohio State. I still distinctly remember the moment I got the email from TPS in early 2015 saying I’d been admitted to the program. After…
Second year graduate student Rachel Combs-Giroir was selected to receive a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship beginning in the fall of 2021. This prestigious fellowship will…
Written by TPS PhD candidate Zach Konkel
COVID-19 has transformed the world in myriad ways. I owe empathy and respect to the people I do and don’t see affected by the disease. Perhaps in a…
Written by TPS Fellow Alex Turo
Times being what they are, it’s important to have not just the right information in front of you, but also to have it in a way you enjoy consuming. Enter one…
In Memoriam Fred Robert (‘Bob’) Tabita
We are deeply saddened by the passing of our esteemed colleague, Dr. Bob Tabita. He leaves behind a robust scientific legacy that will continue to…
Photo: The first vaccinations being administered at The Ohio State University on December 14th, 2020.
Earlier this month the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine was approved in the EU and the US with…
There is a peacefulness to enduring the screeching dune grass, observing the tumultuous waves, and being subject to the abuse of the sand. At the end of its journey with no additions to success or…
Networking, socializing, talking to people you don’t know – your social skills can come to play a much more important role in your career than you may think. Perhaps you were caught up in imaging…
The Fabaceae or Leguminosae family is one of the largest and most diverse families of flowering plants and consists of more than 700 genera and upwards of 19,500 species. Fabaceae is recognized…
My wife and I enjoy walking around OSU's Wetland Research Park which has some cool trails within walking distance of our home. I never paid attention to the output of the center though, so I was…
Edible mushrooms are ubiquitous and, in many scenarios, relatively easy to cultivate following the initial effort. Many species consume a variety of substrates, including mulch and compost, which…
The Translational Plant Sciences Graduate Program is pleased to welcome Dr. Alex Lindsey into our interdisciplinary group of faculty. Dr. Lindsey is an Assistant Professor in the Department of…